Wheel-securing device.



A. J. ADAMS.

WHEEL SEGURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED Hum?, 1913.

1,094,046, Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. Y

ARTHUR J. ADAMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FULTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

W'HEEL-SECURING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters ."Patent.

Application led February 27, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. ADAMs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wheel-Securing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

device for securing a wheel to a spindle.

Such a device is especially useful in con-` finished appearance at the hub-portion of' the wheel when the device is in use.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 represents an elevational view of a wheel applied to a spindle, or axle, 1nl

accordance with my invention, the fork carried by the axle being shown brokenly; Fig.

2, a broken outer face view of the wheelv showing also the end-portion of the spindle; Fig. 3, an inner face view of the spindle attachment comprised in my invention; Fig. 4, a broken vertical sectional view taken as indicated at line 4 of Fig. 2, but showing the spindle-cap in place; Fig. 5, a perspective view of a Spring-retainer employed; Fig. 6, a broken view similar to Fig. 4, but showing a modified form of the invention; and Fig. 7, an inner side view of the modified form of spring-retainer employed in the construction shown in Fig. 6.

In the construction illustrated, A represents a wheel-fork equipped with a spindle, or axle, A; B, a wheel journaled on said spindle; and C, my improved spindle-cap which serves both to hold the wheel in place and as a finished cap for the spindle. The wheel has the usual hub, or barrel, 1; and the outer end of the spindle is preferably provided on its front and rear sides with vertical slots, or grooves, 2.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the device C comprises a disk or clip 3 provided with an eccentrically positioned perforation 4 adapted to be slipped onto the spindle and from which extends an olf-set recess, or restricted slot, 5; a retainerof a T-shape member having arms 8, 8a, 8b This invention relates particularly to a spring 6 disposed at the outer side of the 7 which houses the spring and disk, the edge-portion 7a of the cap-piece being spun over the edge-portion of the disk 3. The retainer-spring 6 is preferably in the form whose extremities are closely confined bei tween the marginal portion of the disk 3 and the adjacent portion of the cap 7. The head-portion of the T is provided on its inner surface with a rounded or beveled lug 9. The Vdevice C may be applied to the spindle by entering the spindle through the opening 4 of the disk 3, forcing the spring 6 to bow outwardly, as shown in Fig. 4, and then forcing the device C downwardly with relation to the spindle until the lug 9 springs into position beneath the spindle. In the operation of forcing the device C downwardly, the lateral walls 5a of the slot 5 engage the lateral grooves 2 of the spindle; and when the lug 9 snaps into position below the spindle, the device is securely attached to the spindle. It may be removed, however, in case of necessity, by forcibly pressing it upwardly with relation to the spindle, in which operation the lug 9 rides over the end of the spindle. To facilitate the disengagement, the spindle may be slightly rounded at its extremity, as indicated at 10. When the device is raised to a point where the enlarged opening 4 registers with the spindle, the device may be readily withdrawn.

In Fig 6, C represents a modified construction of the spindle attachment. The disk 3 and cap-piece 7 are the same as in the construction heretofore described, but the spring 6a, shown in elevation in Fig. 7 is of modified form. In this form,the spring comprises a dish-shaped body-portion 11 from which radiate prongs or arms 12. The arms are secured in the manner heretofore described; and the central portion 11 is struck outwardly to afford a bowed portion 13 adapted to fit over the extremity of the spindle. Obviously the device C may be engaged and disengaged in the same manner as the device C. The use of the spring 6, however, affords certain advantages over the use of the spring 6a because of the fact that the spring 6 can be more satisfactorily manufactured. This arises from the fact that the spring 6 can be made from ready tempered or spring metal, and the lug 9 can be applied in the form of a rivet, as shown in Fig. 4;. On the other hand, it is practically necessary to preparatorily form ythe spring 6a and then subject it to a tempering process.

It will be understood from the detailed description given that my invention affords a thoroughly practicable, comparatively inexpensive combination aXle-cap and wheelsecuring device. That is to say, the invention comprises a self-contained device capable of being applied and removed with facility and which serves both the function of securing the wheel in place and giving a finished capped appearance to the hub.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitation should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. An attachment of the character set forth, comprising a disk provided with an eccentric opening and a slot extending therefrom toward the opposite edge of said disk, a cap-piece connected with the peripheral portion of said disk, and a retainer-spring housed between the disk and cap-piece and havingportions confined between the peripheral portion of the disk and adjacent portion of the cap-piece, said spring being capable of being flexed within the space between the cap-piece and disk.

2. An attachment of the character set forth, comprising a disk provided with an axle-engagingI slot, a cap having its peripheral portion connected with the pe ripheral portion of said disk, and aretainerspring having arms whose extremities are closely confined between the peripheral portion of said disk and the adjacent portion of said cap-piece.

3. An attachment of the character set forth, comprising a disk provided with an axle-engaging slot, a cap-piece having its peripheral portion connected with the peripheral portion of said disk, and a T-form retainer-spring having its arms closely confined between the peripheral portion of said disk and adjacent portion of said cappiece, and a lug carried by the head-portion of said retainer-spring.

4. The combination with an axle provided near its extremity with transverse grooves, of an attachment comprising a disk previded with an eccentric opening and a slot extending upwardly therefrom, a cap-piece connected with said disk, and a retainerspring having extremities closely confined between the peripheral portion of said disk and the adjacent portion of said cap-piece, said retainer-spring equipped at its lower portion with a lug normally disposed beneath the extremity of said axle.

ARTHUR J. ADAMS.

In presence of- O. C. AvisUs, J. Gr. ANDERSON.

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